After much consideration I have decided to create a writing program for teens. I’m going to do it after school a couple days a week. I have no solid idea right now, I’m just glad to have a clue. I think I can hang with a 2 day a week program for 4 weeks and…
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People Have Ugly Names
I have run into lots of people with ugly names lately. Ugh! While Marcie is not the best name in the world, it sure doesn’t like the names I’ve heard lately. All I have to ask: what were the parent or caregiver thinking?? I think I would have changed my name when I got old…
I Am Drifting Away from My Friends
I feel bad, but I know it’s necessary. I have very little in common with some of my friends. At first, I thought it was because they were doing things that I really didn’t like to do. Now, I realize that I don’t fit in with them. I probably never did. It is painfully obvious…
Why Aren’t Restaurants Promoting The Princess & The Frog Toys?
Someone called into WVON 1690 in Chicago to ask why weren’t McDonald’s, Wendy’s or Burger King promoting The Princess & The Frog toys with their children menus? Good question. Traditionally, these figures have been promoted prior to or as soon as new movies for children hit the big screens. There has been nothing for this…
What a Way to Begin the New Year
My friend Joanne called me this morning to let me know that her husband died last night. I am heartbroken, and I feel really bad for her because she lost her best friend during the Christmas holiday. Please pray for Joanne and her family. On a different note, my little sister is 11 years old…
Wishing Everyone a Prosperous 2010
I wish everyone a prosperous 2010. May all of your goals be met and dreams come true. Allow me to share a few words of wisdom from Three Feet from Gold: Sometimes our greatest achievements and successes are closer than we believe Many receive good advice, yet few profit from it. The most common cause…
It’s MY Turn to Go!
My neighbor is moving to Florida on January 2, 2010. I just received word that Sporty King is moving to North Carolina in May 2010. That has put fire under my butt to move. I’m wondering, though, how I can find opportunities that will allow me to write and travel at someone else’s expense. That…
I’m in a Lonely Place
This is how I feel as I press forward toward my goal. There are people at the goal line, and there is assistance; but right now, it’s a little lonely. Don’t get me wrong, there is assistance. There are people who keep me going with words of encouragement and listening ears, which is great. But,…
More Good Stuff Happening
1. Started reading Three Feet From Gold. Highly motivational. One of the main keys to success is not quitting. 2. I shared my research idea with a fellow Toastmaster, and she advised to me look out for research grants. 3. Journalist and blogger, Maureen Jenkins, advised me to scale back on the topics I said…
TBT News Service Announces Chicago’s 10 Most Fascinating People and or Stories of the Last Decade (10yrs)
1). The election of Barack Obama, the 1st Black president of the United State of America. Who would have known that by the start of another decade in the early 21st century, the past activities of racism and bigotry would join together in the majority and place a Black face at the helm of the…